Network Magazine Spring 2019 | Page 63

DELIVERING A COMPLETE LIFESTYLE SERVICE TO PT CLIENTS By looking beyond the hour or two your client spends training with you to other factors that support their health and fitness goals, you can provide them with 360-degree lifestyle benefits, writes Vision Personal Training’s Gavin Aquilina. ood personal trainers are in high demand. We’ve heard it countless times, but it’s true. Australians are more interested and invested than ever in battling obesity, overweight, fatigue, depression and disease. As an industry we need to help people achieve 360-degree lifestyle transformations – rather than just lose some weight or get shredded for a few weeks before slipping back into the old habits that brought them to us in the first place. G also benefiting our personal trainers, studio owners and managers in almost 60 Vision venues across Australia and New Zealand. The overhaul encompasses three main elements. A holistic approach We’ve always had a holistic and scientific approach to personal training at Vision Personal Training. Andrew Simmons founded Vision 20 years ago, armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Science and a passion to deliver sustainable results for clients by empowering them with a true understanding of the entire ecosystem of health and fitness. This is why we’ve invested $1.3 million this year in a technology overhaul that is helping us provide a more holistic approach to clients’ wellbeing. In so doing, we are Making better nutrition choices At Vision we believe a healthy body composition is achieved by following a 70:30 ratio of nutrition to exercise. So much of the nutrition part of our success equation depends on people’s time and capacity, as well as the choices they make when they’re at home, in the supermarket, or close to convenient food options. To bridge the gap between good intention and good practice, we’ve launched Vision Ready Meals in partnership with Chefgood. The service delivers a range of chef- prepared, macronutrient-balanced meals and snacks to a person’s home or office. It’s intended primarily for Vision clients, but anyone can use the service. The aim is to provide clients with delicious, quick and healthy meals to help eliminate distractions and keep them on track to reach their goals. Busy lives need not be an excuse for poor nutrition choices, because in 2019 fast food doesn’t need to mean junk food. Every meal uses fresh, local and seasonal products with no fillers, thickeners, hidden sugars or artificial ingredients. It’s only been available since July this year, and it’s already going like wholemeal quinoa hotcakes! The aim is to help eliminate distractions and keep them on track to reach their goals NETWORK SPRING 2019 | 63